Handwork Series - K

I've been wanting for a while to do a series of posts on my suggestions for Handwork in each grade. So I will work on that now! These are my own ideas of what to do when, partly informed by my Waldorf Handwork Teacher Training and partly by what I think works well from personal experience.

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If you are interested in training, I very highly recommend the Applied Arts Program. Admission to the 14th Cycle of the Applied Arts Program is now open! It will start on March 15, 2026!

This four-year program meets for two weeks each summer and one week each winter, covering two grades each year. Course sessions take place at the Fiber Craft Studio, which is located in the Threefold community in Chestnut Ridge, NY, just 30 miles from New York City.

If you're looking for a curriculum with videos and whatnot, I recommend Waldorf Handwork Educators. Currently they just have grades 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Back to School Sale - Labor Day Weekend!

August 30 through September 2, 2025

All 4 grade level guides will be on sale for this special weekend event!

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Now on to my notes. I'll update them if I come up with new ideas:

Running Stitch on Burlap

yarn-wrapped sticks (we did a Bird Nest Sculpture)

a clear shower curtain liner works best as a weed block
then fill the center with dried leaves and grass

sewing Autumn leaves

tying Nature treasures onto your hiking stick
(I got this Adventure Stick idea from my puppetry teacher, Suzanne Down)

Zac calls it a "Walks Beautiful" stick

Crockpot Dyed Wool